Re: should i learn ruby or rails first

I started with rails, in my 12th month now and can do advanced applications from scratch to production and optimization.

Ruby came automatically over time really.

Alot of resources (cheap and free) that teaches you key concepts and tools for your webbapp. Heck if you gave me a script I wouldn't be able to tell if it's rails or plain ruby I just know how it works and how to modify it to work in another way or better way.

Concider getting a cheap Mac/MacBook if not already on Mac and Textmate.

Railscasts.com - Good free light-weight tutorials and introductions.

Pragprog.com - ActiveRecord(Database) screencast that is good and some good books if you're not like me (learn by doing and watching).

Peepcode.com - GREAT place for long and detailed but yet simple screencasts on diffrent tools and key concepts. Rails from Scratch 1 & 2, REST for Rails 2, Textmate, Capistrano.